ONE 172

Last updated
ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang
Promotion ONE Championship
DateMarch 23, 2025 (2025-March-23)
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City Saitama, Japan
Event chronology
ONE 171: Qatar ONE 172: Takeru vs. RodtangONE Fight Night 30

ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang is an upcoming combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that will take place on March 23, 2025, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [1] [2]

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Background

The event will mark the promotion's first visit to Saitama and fifth to Japan since ONE 165 in January 2024. [3]

A five-round flyweight kickboxing superfight between former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon and former three-divisions K-1 World Champion Takeru Segawa is expected to headline the event. [4] The pair was previously scheduled to headline at ONE 165 in January 2024, but Rodtang withdrew from the bout due to injury. [5]

A ONE Flyweight World Championship rematch for the vacant title between former three-time champion Adriano Moraes and Yuya Wakamatsu is expected to take place at the co-main event. [6] The duo previously met at ONE: X in March 2022, which Moraes defended the title by third round submission. [7]

Fight card

Fight card (Amazon Prime Video)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Flyweight Kickboxing Takeru Segawa vs. Rodtang Jitmuangnon
Flyweight Adriano Moraes vs.Yuya Wakamatsu [a]
  1. For the vacant ONE Flyweight World Championship.

[8]

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